The Ultimate Guitar Tutor - Hardcover

Tom Fleming

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0571527655 ISBN 13: 9780571527656

Publisher: Faber Music Limited, 2007

Synopsis

The Ultimate Guitar Tutor provides a comprehensive introduction to playing the guitar. Suitable for acoustic or electric guitar, the step-by-step approach means no prior knowledge of music is necessary. Whether you are a budding lead guitarist or simply want to strum along with your favourite songs, this book provides all you need and more! The Ultimate Guitar Tutor features an introduction to TAB and standard notation; essential guitar techniques including tuning, power chords, barre chords, hammer-ons, string bending, sliding and left-hand damping; classic songs from legendary artists Jimi Hendrix, The Kinks, Van Morrison, Eagles, Green Day, Nirvana, Elvis Presley, George Michael and R.E.M.; well-known folk and classical tunes and an integral CD of backing tracks. For more information, audio and page samples visit The Ultimate Guitar Tutor Website. Author Tom Fleming is a skilled and highly experienced guitarist, adept at a wide variety of styles including rock, jazz and folk. He is also an arranger and composer, and an examiner for Rockschool, the UK's only dedicated rock and pop exam board.

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Product Description

The Ultimate Guitar Tutor - Electric/Acoustic Guitar (with CD)

Review

Suitable for both acoustic and electric guitar, this step-by-step approach needs no prior knowledge of music. Indeed, the book covers all the areas expected from a good tutor, clearly illustrated, and with plenty of extra help and "top tips"! ...... This tutor book, complete with CD comprising over 50 backing tracks, has to be excellent value for money at just GBP9.95. School Music Association, Spring 2008 Judged on its avowed intention of getting you started - nothing more, nothing less - we'd say this is as good a guide as any to begin tackling the fundamentals of guitar, and to have some fun into the bargain. As with any good beginner's guide, author Tom Fleming wants to get you into good habits from the off (hence the info on posture, correct hand position, the importance of tuning, guitar notation and so on). The book introduces songs early on, from Greensleeves to Green Day, covers basic lead-playing concepts, and the backing tracks on the CD are good too. Guitarist, January 2008 Starting off on the road to playing guitar well is daunting, not least regarding what tutorial sources are worth your time and pennies. Try this then - Tom Fleming's The Ultimate Guitar Tutor. It's a bold title, but it does do a good job at priming you from posture to strumming rhythm exercises, and chord shapes to string bends. Throughout there are short examples to hone your skills and a generous amount of songs to learn by Elvis Presley, Nirvana and REM. As a tenner would rarely get you an hour's tuition with a guitar teacher these days, we reckon even if you have a few beginner books already this one should be added to the pile! Guitar Techniques, November 2007

Edition details

• Publisher: Faber Music Limited
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0571527655
• ISBN 13: 9780571527656
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 64
• Editor: Rumsey, Leigh